Elder Simon Li 李昊然長老﻿

​​Hey Mom; I took your advice and studied the Savior's counsel to those he had healed; it was cool to see how it fell into place in the rest of my studies. It was a few weeks back, but it has played a great role in my studies and I can see a great blessing as you have acted on your promptings!!! I'm feeling so grateful and finally at a point in my mission where i can meet the skills I need to on my mission. I'm enabled and willing to do the missionary work so much, and it's not just because I have to be an example as a leader to the missionaries. I feel like the gospel has become something personal, something that I have changed through the scriptures and the work and word of God. I love the teaching I received by Elder Wong and by President Frandsen!!! I wish I could share them all with you, and I may be doing that soon; I get pretty tired of writing on p-day, after running everywhere and things, so I figured I will make a system of writing each day and I will be able to let you see how my work is going each day!;)

(Ilove these pictures, thanks for including me on the celebrations!!! I can't believe how big Stephen is! and How white Jessica is; she should spend more time in the Chinese ward in LA, not the English wards! Then she'll be yellow:)

​First time in my mission that a chinese branch has fed the missionaries every day of the week!!! Absolutley crazY!! We ate so much; we even had two meals on thanksgiving!! UGHGIt was funny that on the day that I was relating the Messiah to a perfect steak (that you know a good steak by its good characteristics, a crisp crust on the outside, good cut of meat, and rare on the inside, only one Savior meets my taste, or the Lord's taste) that we get the biggest steak that I've had in a long time!!! It's exciting to do the missionary work in the Branch; we're finding progressively more inv!

This week was amazing!!! We found out Elder Lawrence is coming to speak to our mission in December (and Elder Hamula is giving a Surprise MLC this saturday #nocents #soconfuse)

Temple​ day on Wed was AMAZING! We came early; and the needed witnesses for the Sealings! We did 15 daughter sealing, and then we had to run to get to our Zone session; but the young man that came to do proxy sealings asked if he could do one couple sealing since that was why he had come; to hear the ordinace that he had missed for seven years. Warmth

Haha; no we didn't go finding; that would be suicide; literally; someone got shot on the corner of the police station next to our building;) Plus, San Francisco is pretty much psychotic on Halloween, where everyone takes off the costume they've been wearing all year and just go nude. Haha, no worries mom; I stayed inside and cleaned our apartment which we share with two other elders!

What the heck is the deal with Sam and Marching band, i've never heard about any of these things; i feel so left out!!!! Ooo, Stake Conference; what did President Gagon Speak about? It's not always good to be busy, but I do think it's good to get things done. I don't know how to say that actually, but I would say you can spend differing amounts of time to do the same thing... I'm not worried about you not thinking of me, the feeling I recieve from your letters and messages is a hunger to speak with me. Which I am ashamed that I have not put more at the forefront of my thoughts and prayers; you truly are a Savior on Mount Zion, and I feel and speak of your love constantly, especially with my companion Elder Wong, who is from the same ward that Aunty Jessica is from. He loves them dearly and says they are one of the reasons he is still active and on a mission! I love him,and we're working really hard to improve my Cantonese!!

What Friend did you talk to, and asked what Jesus said to those he healed?I see that as insightful and a treasure; I will research this, and it seems to go along with the promptings I've recieved as of late as i have sought direction on who I am and what I will do to serve all around me.​I will try harder to do what you have told me, and i will do it!